Mecca vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mecca	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2659	$2049
🏠 One person rent	$371	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1646	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	42	26
😀 Quality of life	54	12
🏙️ Population	2.43M	2.12M

The cost of living in Mecca is 38% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 5632nd and 6832nd ($979 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Somalia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 5982nd and 9139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Mogadishu

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	Mecca	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.96	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.62%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1496	$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1212	$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.88	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.6	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4682	$879

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$498
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$660
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$764
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$718
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$541
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$518
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$580
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$886
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$589
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$408
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$760
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$545
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$542
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$500
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$561
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$571
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$540
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$483
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$654
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$638
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$523
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$838
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$503
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$522
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$490
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$605
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$602
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$507
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$496
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1495
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$562
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$482
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$752